Media decline and journalistic ethics under scrutiny
James H. Smokey Shott argues that Rolling Stone and New York Daily News coverage, the Ferguson case, and broader media failures reveal a decline in journalistic ethics. He cites missteps, hasty judgments, and a drift from the Journalist's Creed toward sensationalism, urging restoration of standards and public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolling Stone
Sabrina Rubin Erdely
University of Virginia
Jackie
Phi Kappa Psi
Erdely
UVA
New York Daily News
Sarah Palin
Adam Edelman
The
Daily News
Ms. Palin
Palin
Mr. Edelman
Ferguson
Public Journal
Local newspaper staff and a biblical verse note
The passage lists newsroom roles including Randy Mooney publisher and editors Andy Patton Samantha Perry and Bill Archer, followed by a quoted Bible verse about fearing God and keeping commandments as the whole duty of man.
West Virginia's high court Drama in Judicial Hellholes Ranking
West Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals is rated third in the American Tort Reform Foundation's Judicial Hellholes study for unfair civil litigation handling. The report cites expanded liability theories, inflated medical cost damages, and a costly reputational impact while urging lawmakers and the governor to reform the state's legal climate.
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Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals
American Tort Reform Foundation
Mountain State
West Virginia
New York City
Asbestos Court
California
American Tort Reform Association
Tiger Joyce
Register-Herald
Beckley
West
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
High Court
Senate
House of Delegates
Earl Ray Tomblin
Student letter warns of DUI dangers at Brushfork
A fourth grader at Brushfork Elementary School writes about the dangers of driving under the influence. The letter notes over 100 deaths annually and urges community help to prevent drunk driving and reduce jailings from DUIs.
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Brushfork
Brushfork School
Tower Waste of Money Draws Proxmire’s Ghost
Dan Thomasson denounces NASA and Congress for a $349 million A-3 test stand in Mississippi tied to a canceled engine program. The piece traces cost overruns, delay, and perceived venality, likening it to the bridge to nowhere and urging accountability for public funds. It cites a Washington Post report and recalls a past Kerr era boron missile fuel project loss.
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Ashington
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Congress
Mississippi
God
Sen
Roger Wicker
Washington Post
NASA Inspector General
Post
Inspector General
Moon
Mars
U.S. Treasury
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
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UVA, Palin and
Smokey Short
Michael Brown
Darren Wilson
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
James H. “Smokey” Shott
Bluefield, Va
Daily Telegraph
Cluefield Baily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Samantha Perry
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
W.W
Woo
Duis
Rip van Winkle
T’w Mighty Ised
Deni
Rei
Hillary
Jeb
Dan Thomasson
Tribune News Service
Scripps Howard Newspapers
Dan K. Thomasson
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